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California Gull (Larus californicus)    Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (Laridae)
Canadamåge    Gaviota Californiana
California Gull 2015    (4 photos)
2010-11-04    Puerto Peñasco (son), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
1 cycle birds. All are different birds, but rather alike: Brownish general impression, slender two-colored bill. The whitish forehead apparently is a trait of many birds at this time of year. Very common in the area.


California Gull 2011    (2 photos)
2010-11-07    Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
First calendar year. 1 cycle bird. Brownish with slender forms. Long wings, long thin bill and head not heavy. The juvenile bill with black tip often shows a very strong angle between upper and lower mandible. Very common species in the area.


California Gull 2012    (1 photos)
2010-11-07    Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
1 cycle bird. General brownish colors, thin bill with distinct black tip and outer greater coverts uniformly brownish. The photo angle makes the bird look more compact, a la Western Gull, than it really is.


California Gull 2013    (1 photos)
2010-11-07    Río Guadalupe (bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
1 cycle bird. Very much like 2011. See this.


California Gull 2014    (9 photos)
2013-01-28    Puerto de Manzanillo (col), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
Second calendar year. 1 cycle birds. Here the brownish impression and slender proportions are obvious. Also the classic bill coloration. Without being common in Colima, the commonest of the large northern gulls. This day three juveniles were present in the harbor. With Laughing Gulls. My first in Colima.


California Gull 2016    (8 photos)
2014-02-05    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
1 cycle bird. Single bird present this day. Characteristic plumage. See other pics for description. Notice the limited black on tip of the lower mandible.


California Gull 2017    (9 photos)
2014-02-07    Península Campos (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: californicus
1 cycle bird. More advanced than the bird of two days before. Very worn plumage. Classic slender expression. Thin bill with angled black tip. Long wings. On pic 7 the bird almost appears like a young Ring-billed Gull, amplified by the very bright/worn wing coverts.


California Gull 3307    (9 photos)
2020-01-04    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: likely californicus
1 cycle (2cy). Individual with quite a lot of white on the outer rectrice but otherwise a commonly looking worn bird. The secondaries that look missing on left wing are actually broken, it seems when zooming in. Juvenile remiges are normally not replaced until 2. cycle.


California Gull 3308    (2 photos)
2020-01-04    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: likely californicus
1 cycle (2cy).


California Gull 3309    (2 photos)
2020-01-04    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: likely californicus
1 cycle (2cy).


California Gull 3310    (3 photos)
2020-01-04    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: likely californicus
1 cycle (2cy).


California Gull 3353    (2 photos)
2020-01-04    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: likely californicus
1 cycle, 2cy. The long slender bill and overall pale appearance fit California better than Herring. And I think the bulkiness of the bird is an optical effect rather than a true expression of size and shape.


California Gull 3370    (3 photos)
2020-01-05    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: [likely californicus]
1. cycle, 2cy. An unusual individual with a very pale brown iris and more dark on the bill than you normally see it in the species. The rest of the bird looks normal.


California Gull 3371    (7 photos)
2020-01-05    Mazatlán (sin), Mexico

Subspecies: [likely californicus]
1. cycle, 2cy. A typical bird.


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